Structural Mechanics Blog Posts
Analyze a Variety of Rotating Machines with the Rotordynamics Module
Get an introduction to the specialized features and functionality available in the Rotordynamics Module for modeling rotating machinery.
Can a Stiffness Be Negative?
Have you ever encountered an FEM formulation where the force does not monotonically increase with displacement? We discuss some examples of this behavior: negative stiffness.
Identify a Cricket Bat’s Sweet Spots with Structural Mechanics Analysis
Research into the science behind cricket usually focuses on the performance of the batsmen and bowlers. One area of cricket that lacks in research is the cricket bat itself…
Modeling Fatigue Failure in Elastoplastic Materials
One example of fatigue failure? Bending a metal paper clip back and forth until it eventually breaks. Learn how to model this type of behavior in elastoplastic materials using COMSOL Multiphysics®.
Understanding the Different Elements of Gear Modeling
Your introduction to the features and functionality for modeling gears in COMSOL Multiphysics®.
How to Model Large-Strain Viscoelasticity in COMSOL Multiphysics®
Learn how to model large-strain viscoelastic deformation, a common behavior exhibited by polymers and biological tissues, in COMSOL Multiphysics®.
Rotordynamics Fosters the Design of Reliable Rotating Machines
Rotating machinery is an important element in many structures. The analysis of rotating machinery, rotordynamics, can help engineers reduce noise and vibrations in many areas of technology.
How to Reuse a Deformed Shape as a Geometry Input
Let’s say you deform a shape in your model (say, by applying a mechanical load to a thin piece of metal) and want to use this deformed object as part of a new geometry construction. How?